Posts by Nathan Pine
Channel 4 To Combine Drama & Comedy Teams Under Historic Jobs Cull
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 will merge its drama and comedy commissioning units as the UK network seeks to cut its workforce by more than a quarter over the coming months. Channel 4 will create a new scripted commissioning team, which sources said would more closely resemble the set-up at major U.S. networks and streamers. Film4 will…
Read MoreResearchers studied 64,000 adults. One walking habit stood out
For years, health advice about walking has focused on one number: daily steps. But a new study suggests how fast you walk may be just as important as how far. Researchers analyzing data from nearly 65,000 adults with a mean age of 61.5 years at baseline found that people who walked at a brisker pace…
Read MoreYuval Abraham & Rachel Szor Lift Lid On Bombshell Doc ‘Naza’ Exposing Israel’s Deliberate Targeting Of Civilian Homes In Gaza – Venice
Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor hit the Venice Film Festival on Thursday with bombshell late competition addition Naza. Based on interviews with 24 Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers, the documentary exposes the AI, phone surveillance and crude points-based systems deployed by Israeli military in Gaza to decide targets, Hamas-related or otherwise, and…
Read MoreBlockbuster Summer Pushed UK Cinema Admissions To August High
Cinema admissions across the UK in August surpassed 17 million, a 56 per cent increase on the same month in 2025, according to new figures collected by the UK Cinema Association. The official figures for August were 17,000,838. That makes August 2026 the second-biggest month since the pandemic and the biggest August since 2018. The…
Read More‘Love Island’ Star Arabella Chi Signs With Rizzo The Agency
EXCLUSIVE: British model and television personality Arabella Chi has signed with Rizzo The Agency for exclusive representation. Chi began her career as a model and went on to appear in Love Island, Love Island: All Stars and The Challenge UK, and has had roles in films including Wonder Woman and Justice League. On social media, she posts about fashion, beauty, lifestyle and entertainment, and has combined…
Read MoreKayleigh Llewellyn Adapting Sarah Waters Novel ‘The Paying Guests’
EXCLUSIVE: Every book in the canon of British author Sarah Waters has been adapted for screen – except one. That’s about to change. Deadline understands BBC Studios Fiction has optioned The Paying Guests, the 2014 book about a 1922 love affair that turns into a twisting crime thriller. We hear In My Skin and Killing…
Read MoreBecerra backers with business in Sacramento spend tens of millions boosting his gubernatorial bid
Companies and special interest groups with some of the diciest issues expected to land on California’s next governor’s desk are among the top financial backers of Democrat Xavier Becerra, the gubernatorial front runner. Money from Big Tech, the healthcare industry, labor unions and tribes helped propel Becerra’s bid for governor, which languished at the outset…
Read MoreWhat to Know About the Cast of Crew Girl: Meet the Stars of Netflix’s New Rowing Romance Series
You don’t have to set your alarm for 5 a.m. to row with Crew Girl, but you’re going want to get onboard early with Netflix’s new YA romance series. Even if you don’t know a sweep from a scull, there will be a love triangle to pick a side from involving Miku Martineau‘s Teagan—who’s seeking…
Read MoreThai central bank targets money flows behind scam networks
Published Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 05:51 PM [BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank is making its broadest push yet to trace and block illicit money flows, targeting the proceeds of scams and other illegal activities that have surged across South-east Asia. The Bank of Thailand on Thursday joined 11 financial-sector groups spanning banks, non-bank lenders, payment…
Read MoreAI music startup Suno launches new models that pay labels
Copyright holders will be paid when people use a v6 model, though the firm hasn’t said how much Published Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 05:37 PM SUNO is rolling out its long-awaited artificial intelligence models trained and made in cooperation with major music industry players such as Warner Music. The new models, known as v6,…
Read MoreElon Musk Embarks On Vicious Rant About Alex Gibney, Threatens To Sue
Elon Musk has gone on an hours-long rampage about Alex Gibney after the Oscar-winning director premiered his documentary about the tech mogul at the Venice Film Festival. In a series of vicious and sometimes bizarre posts on X/Twitter, Musk accused the filmmaker of having “zero integrity” and being a “bitter old man who lost the…
Read MoreTrump dividends would cost $1.22 trillion. How will he find the money?
President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 “dividend” to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in November. But he has yet to explain where the money would come from. “If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them,” Trump said at…
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